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New Rules Proposed on Electronic Evidence
davidtspf writes "The committee that makes the rules of procedure for U.S. federal courts is now considering new rules governing electronic evidence, how much litigants need to produce at trial, and under what circumstances. Civil rights attorneys are arguing that the rules will make it harder to find smoking guns, while a number of corporations, including Microsoft have submitted comments arguing for further limits. LawMeme has an article with more background, comparing the process to debates over IP law that occur in a vacuum of empirical data, and encouraging techies to submit requests to extend the public comment period, which ended today."
No evidence should be submitted in pdf format.
Anyone using their PC for criminal activity shouldn't have any writable media on their system.
They should also lock out intruders at the network level and at the console.
While they are at it, they should be inside an underground lead-lined bunker with no connection to the outside world except a faraday-caged ventallation shaft. What about the AC power line? They should run everything off of batteries or fuel cells.
Anyone need a spare laptop to go with their fallout shelter?
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